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Kew Photoheliograph

Kew Photoheliograph

1857

Solar eclipse photograph taken with the Kew Photoheliograph

Solar eclipse photograph taken with the Kew Photoheliograph

1860

Lunar photograph taken with the Kew Photoheliograph

Lunar photograph taken with the Kew Photoheliograph

1860-1862

Rectangular pane of glass with engraved inscription

Rectangular pane of glass with engraved inscription

1857

Series of Six Photoheliographs

Series of Six Photoheliographs

1858-1861

Photoheliograph of the Sun

Photoheliograph of the Sun

1858-1861

Photoheliograph of the Sun

Photoheliograph of the Sun

1861

Photoheliograph of the Sun

Photoheliograph of the Sun

1861

Lunar photograph taken with the Kew Photoheliograph

Lunar photograph taken with the Kew Photoheliograph

1860-1862

Photoheliograph of the Sun

Photoheliograph of the Sun

1861

Apparatus for showing distortion in the photoheliograph

Apparatus for showing distortion in the photoheliograph

1858-1876

Diapositives of photographs taken with the Kew Photoheliograph

Diapositives of photographs taken with the Kew Photoheliograph

1860-1862

Photoheliograph of the Sun

Photoheliograph of the Sun

1861

Photoheliograph of the Sun

Photoheliograph of the Sun

1861

Lunar Photographs No 3

Lunar Photographs No 3

1859-12-05; 1860-08-27

One of two circular diapositive photographs of the full Moon taken by Warren De La Rue [1858-1868] through a 13-inch reflecting telescope with a speculum mirror and using wet colloidon plates. The instrument was carried on a German type clock-driven equatorial mounting housed in his observatory at Cranford, Middlesex.

Photograph of the Moon taken by Warren De La Rue

1858-1868

One of two circular diapositive photographs of the full Moon taken by Warren De La Rue [1858-1868] through a 13-inch reflecting telescope with a speculum mirror and using wet colloidon plates. The instrument was carried on a German type clock-driven equatorial mounting housed in his observatory at Cranford, Middlesex.

Photograph of the Moon taken by Warren De La Rue

1858-1868

Group of ten pairs of stereoscopic photographs of the Moon, taken by Warren De La Rue (1815-1889) between 1858 and 1862. Published by Smith, Beck & Beck of London. Group contains duplicate images.

Lunar Photographs

1858-1862

One of four diapositive photographs in passe partout frame showing the Sun at totality at the 1860 solar eclipse viewed from Northern Spain. Originals taken by Warren De La Rue using the Kew photoheliograph. The emulsion of the image has almost completely disintegrated except for a small portion.

Solar eclipse photograph taken with the Kew Photoheliograph

1860

Two damaged capstan head brass bolts and torn part of cardboard dark slide sheet for Kew photoheliograph designed by Warren De la Rue for the Royal Society, London, in 1857 and made by Ross, London.

Kew Photoheliograph

1857

Two circular diapositive photographs of the full Moon mounted in passe partout frames, originally for use in a large stereoscope using prism which was disposed of in 1958 (BOS 2/4/58). Taken by Warren De La Rue [1858-1868] through a 13-inch reflecting telescope with a speculum mirror and using wet collodion plates. The instrument was carried on a German type clock-driven equatorial mounting housed in his observatory at Cranford, Middlesex.

Two circular diapositive photographs of the full Moon mounted in passe partout frames

1858-1862

Photo-engraving from a photograph of sun spots, taken by Warren de La Rue with a 13-inch equatorially mounted reflector at his observatory at Cranford, Middlesex.

Photo-engraving from a photograph of sun spots

1858-1876

Original wet-plate negative of the Moon by Warren de la Rue, July 22nd, 1858 (size 3" x 2 1/2"). M.F.H. Cat. No. 39.

Original wet-plate negative of the Moon by Warren de la Rue

1858

Two Woodburytype photographs entitled 'Terrestrial and Lunar Volcanic Areas Compared', taken by James Nasmyth, in about 1870. This is Plate VI from a book, published in 1874, entitled 'The Moon, Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite' by Nasmyth and James Carpenter, an astronomer at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. The book was based on their observations of the moon through drawings, photographs and models.

Terrestrial and Lunar Volcanic Areas Compared

circa 1870

A pair of stereoscopic photographs of the Moon, taken by Warren De La Rue (1815-1889) in 1859 and 1860. The left-hand photograph was taken on August 27, 1860 at 10.12 p.m. when the Moon was 11 days old. The right-hand photograph was taken on December 5, 1859 at 8.30 p.m. when the Moon was 11.3 days old. Published by Smith, Beck & Beck of London.

Lunar Photographs No 3

1859-12-05; 1860-08-27

A pair of stereoscopic photographs of the Moon, taken by Warren De La Rue (1815-1889) in 1857 and 1862. The left-hand photograph was taken on December 7, 1857 at 3.20 a.m. when the moon was 21.5 days old. The right-hand photograph was taken on September 15, 1862 at 3.50 a.m. when the moon was 21.8 days old. Published by Smith, Beck & Beck of London.

Lunar Photographs No 6

1857-12-07; 1962-09-15

A pair of stereoscopic photographs of the Moon, taken by Warren De La Rue (1815-1889) in 1858 and 1859. The left-hand photograph was taken on May 9, 1859 at 9.00 p.m. when the Moon was 6.9 days old. The right-hand photograph was taken on February 19, 1858 at 7.25 p.m. when the Moon was 5.9 days old. Published by Smith, Beck & Beck of London.

Lunar Photographs No 1

1858-02-19; 1859-05-09

Two Woodburytype photographs, one entitled 'Full Moon Exhibiting the Bright Streaks Radiating from Tycho etc.', and the other 'Glass Globe Cracked by Internal Pressure Illustrating the Cause of the Bright Streaks Radiating from Tycho etc.' The first is taken by Warren De La Rue in about 1855. This is Plate XIX from a book, published in 1874, entitled 'The Moon, Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite' by Nasmyth and James Carpenter, an astronomer at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. The book was based on their observations of the moon through drawings, photographs and models.

Full Moon and Cracked Glass Globe illustrating the Cause of the Bright Radiating Streaks

circa 1855

A Woodburytype photograph entitled 'Full Moon', taken by Warren De La Rue (1815-1889), in about 1855. This is Plate III from a book, published in 1874, entitled 'The Moon, Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite' by Nasmyth and James Carpenter, an astronomer at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. The book was based on their observations of the moon through drawings, photographs and models.

Full Moon

circa 1855

A pair of stereoscopic photographs of the Moon, taken by Warren De La Rue (1815-1889) in 1860 and 1862. The left-hand photograph was taken on August 12, 1862 at 11.30 p.m. when the moon was 17.1 days old. The right-hand photograph was taken on October 3, 1860 at 12.10 a.m. when the moon was 18.8 days old. Published by Smith, Beck & Beck of London.

Lunar Photographs No 5

1860-10-03; 1862-08-12

A pair of stereoscopic photographs of the Moon, taken by Warren De La Rue (1815-1889) in 1858 and 1859. The left-hand photograph was taken on May 12, 1859 at 9.15 p.m. when the moon was 10 days old. The right-hand photograph was taken on February 22, 1858 at 9.05 p.m. when the moon was 9 days old. Published by Smith, Beck & Beck of London.

Lunar Photographs No 2

1858-02-22; 1859-05-12

A pair of stereoscopic photographs of the Moon, taken by Warren De La Rue (1815-1889) in 1860 and 1862. The left-hand photograph was taken on August 12, 1862 at 11.30 p.m. when the moon was 17.1 days old. The right-hand photograph was taken on October 3, 1860 at 12.10 a.m. when the moon was 18.8 days old. Published by Smith, Beck & Beck of London.

Lunar Photographs No 5

1860-10-03; 1862-08-12

A pair of stereoscopic photographs of the Moon, taken by Warren De La Rue (1815-1889) in 1858 and 1859. The left-hand photograph was taken on May 12, 1859 at 9.15 p.m. when the moon was 10 days old. The right-hand photograph was taken on February 22, 1858 at 9.05 p.m. when the moon was 9 days old. Published by Smith, Beck & Beck of London.

Lunar Photographs No 2

1858-02-22; 1859-05-12

A pair of stereoscopic photographs of the Moon, taken by Warren De La Rue (1815-1889) in 1858 and 1859. The left-hand photograph was taken on February 27, 1858 at 1.50 a.m. when the moon was 14.2 days old. The right-hand photograph was taken on September 11, 1859 at 11.20 a.m. when the moon was 14.8 days old. Published by Smith, Beck & Beck of London.

Lunar Photographs No 4

1858-02-27; 1859-09-11

A pair of stereoscopic photographs of the Moon, taken by Warren De La Rue (1815-1889) in 1858 and 1859. The left-hand photograph was taken on May 9, 1859 at 9.00 p.m. when the Moon was 6.9 days old. The right-hand photograph was taken on February 19, 1858 at 7.25 p.m. when the Moon was 5.9 days old. Published by Smith, Beck & Beck of London.

Lunar Photographs No 1

1858-02-19; 1859-05-09

Enlarged photographic copy of a photograph of the moon by Warren de la Rue, Sept. 7th, 1857.Given to Sir J.F.W.H. (Size 3 1/4" x 2 1/4" excluding mount). M.F.H. Cat. No. 41.

Enlarged photographic copy of a photograph of the moon by Warren de la Rue

1857